Valerie
The weeks of celebration were coming to an end, the mating ceremony was closer than ever.
Everything should have felt final, but it wasn't.
I stayed by Alistair's side throughout. There were no more excuses, no more reasons to leave. And so I attended the luncheons and dinner parties, staying beside Alistair while making conversation with other guests and avoiding Alistair's flirtations.
Things should have been back to normal. I could ignore everything else and wait, ready to go home.
But I couldn't.
Every time, even when I tried not to, my eyes constantly shifted to him.
Tristan.
He had stopped avoiding the luncheons or dinners, coming to every event and sticking to Alyn's side while entertaining everybody, yet just like before, he was far from happy.
He didn't show it
